The Avengers Project: New video game looks absolutely epic

Games developer Square Enix this week revealed that it is working on a brand new Avengers video game series.

The Avengers Project, as it is currently known, will feature a "completely original story" and built a "universe gamers could play in for years to come.'

This news will surely please Marvel fans around the world who had already been let down when a previously planned Avengers game was cancelled a few years back.

"The Avengers project is being designed for gamers worldwide and will be packed with all the characters, environments, and iconic moments that have thrilled longtime fans of the franchise." reads a press release from Square-Enix.

"Featuring a completely original story, it will introduce a universe gamers can play in for years to come.

"More details on The Avengers project and other games will be announced in 2018."

Though the series of games is still some way off, there is one great comfort to take from the announcements and that's the two teams who are working on The Avengers Project.

The Avengers Project Screenshots

Marvel Entertainment and Square Enix have announced a multi-year, multi-game partnership, leading with the reveal of The Avengers project.

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The first blockbuster game is being made by Crystal Dynamics, the developers credited with reviving the once dead in the watch Tomb Raider series.

In addition, they'll be working in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal, who know a thing or two about Sci-Fi action having been so successful with the DEUS EX game series.

“By partnering with Crystal Dynamics and Eidos-Montréal, we are now working with two of the industry’s most talented and respected game development studios to bring Marvel stories to life in ways our fans have never experienced,“ said Jay Ong, Senior Vice President, Games & Innovation, Marvel Entertainment.

“The Avengers project is a perfect example of how Marvel is making games a key part of the landscape for Marvel storytelling, alongside comics, television and film.

"We can only do this by matching our greatest Super Heroes with the world’s top developers, such as the creative minds at Square Enix.”